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Unfortunately, Paul’s review includes some errors. I did not edit and publish 60 issues of The Amazing Pudding; the first was published and edited by Ivor Trueman, whom I joined from issue 2. Throughout the run, I had co-editors. The two fanzines were not “published at the same time”: though there was some overlap, TAP was first by a few years. As for “friendly competition”, the other fanzine once (under its original editor) published the backwards message “tnucasittebbam” — for which no explanation was ever given — so judge for yourselves.

Mabbett’s unquestioned Floyd expertise… makes for a largely engaging read. Commendably, his passion for the band doesn’t blind him to their less distinguished moments, and his assessment of the makeweight atrocities which blight A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, for example, is spot-on. As ever, where the Floyd are concerned, Syd Barrett is the effervescing elephant in the room: but Mabbett’s circumspect treatment of the Madcap’s cautionary tale (and its enduring influence on the band) fair gladdens the heart.

DVD

I’m featured on a new DVD, Whatever Happened To Pink Floyd?, where I’m interviewed about the band’s history from Animals to the Live8 reunion. There’s even a DVD extra, all about me!